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E. NIELSEN.

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APPLICATION FILED JUNE 3. 1913.

Patented Apr. 15, 1919.

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ELIN NIELSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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Application filed June 3, 1918. Serial N 0. 237,908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELIN NIELSEN, a sub ject of the King of Denmark,residing at Chicago, Cookcounty, State of Illinois, have inventedcertain newjand useful Improvements in Tables, 'ofwhich the following,taken in connection with the drawings, is a description.

My invention has for its object the production of a table designed tobeused more particularly in a work room of dress makers, tailors,milliners, and others who employ people requiring table space, and aconvenient place to keep materials, thread, needles, etc., being used.

A further object of my invention is to so construct such a table that itwill occupy a minimum of space in the work room when not in use, andwhen in use will permit the table tops to be drawn out from the frame ofthe table, to provide an individual table for each worker.

A further object of my invention is to provide a table of the classdescribed having a bin, or receptacle beneath each table top, to holdthe material being used, which receptacle is open when the table top iswithdrawn, giving free access to the contents of the receptacle, andwhen not in use, the table top forms a cover for the receptacle,completely inclosing the materials, and pro tecting them from dust, etc.

In the accompanying drawings, I have illustrated what I now consider thepreferred form of my invention, although it is obvious that variouschanges may be made in the form and construction of the same withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof, and in these drawings:

Figure l is a top plan view of my table, the dotted lines representingthe table tops partially withdrawn;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view with'the table tops removed; 7

Fig. 3 is a side elevation;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view of the same; and

Fig. 5 is a perspective view, with the table tops in one section thereofremoved, and in the other section with one table top in closed position,and one partially extended.

In the drawings I have illustrated my invention comprising 4 StlO1lS,rOlcompartments, 2 sections on each side of the table, but I wish to beunderstood as contemplating a table with any number of sections desiredto accommodate the work to be done.

Referring to these drawings, A represents uprights connected together,and braced in any suitable manner, as at a-a, to provide a supportingframe for the construction.

At each end of the table are transversely extending side pieces, BB,each of which is provided with grooves, a a on the inside thereof, andextending downwardly from each of which is a side member cut on parallellines to meet the center partition C:

The table may be made any length desired, divided into sections by atransversely extending strip, 6, which is provided with correspondinggrooves, bb upon the opposite sides thereof, corresponding to thegrooves aa arranged in the side pieces,

Slidably arranged in the grooves, aa and bb are the table tops, B-Badapted to move in opposite directions, to provide a table for eachoperator, and when the table top is partially withdrawn, as B in Fig. 5,each workman will have an individual table, with a receptacle 0 or 0,for the material being used. G is a partition extending longitudinallyin the center thereof, which divides the table into sections at eachside, and forms a dividing wall be tween the receptacles, c0', one ofwhich is arranged in operative relation with each table top.

Beneath each table top is a small receptacle, D, designed for holdingthread, needles, thimbles, and small accessories used in sewing rooms.

D is an inclined wall extending from the bottom of each receptacle, cc,to contact with the edge of the receptacle, D.

The ends of the compartments, c0, are formed by the transversepartitions, D which are preferably located directly under the membersb-B, thereby making the compartments equal in length to the table tops.

When the table is in use an operator sits at each movable section, BBEach table top can be adjusted to the convenience of the individualopera-tor, independently of the other table tops. 7

I claim:

1. In a table of the class described, the combination with uprights andbracing members of an upper surface consisting of a plurality ofadjacent transverse sections, said sections being separated bytransversely extending grooved strips spaced at intervals across the topof the table, a plurality of table tops slidably movable laterally insaid sections, a vertical longitudinal central partition extending theentire length of the table, side members, the lower extremity of whichmeets said central partition at an oblique angle, transverse endpartitions ex-' tending between said central and side partitions, andspaced at intervals corresponding to saidstrips, said partitions formingreceptacles beneath the table tops, said table tops adapted to overlapeach other and form covers for said receptacles when the table is not inuse.

2. In a table of the'class described, the combination with uprights andbracing members, of an upper surface consisting of a to the center ofthe table and having its outside partition arranged at oblique angle tothe inside partition; the smaller compartment being nearest to theoutside of the table, said oblique partition being extended to contactwith the under side at its upper extremity, said compartments beingclosed by sliding the aforesaid table tops into overlapped position.v

In testimony whereof I have signed this specification, this 18th'dayofMay, L918. ELIN NIELSEN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

